Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The core of Plant 's argument is a careful statement of the case for social citizenship and the reasons for preferring it to the philosophy of the New Right . |
| 2 | Kermode has set out his reasons for refusing it in Essays on Fiction , and Lodge has remarked , ‘ To open a book or article by … |
| 3 | There are , indeed , impressive reasons for characterising it as such , but only the most committed proponent of this view would wish to deny that the defence effort and the scientific-technological base on which it rests can be entirely insulated from the problems we have surveyed here . |
| 4 | Either the directive or the reasons for holding it to be binding should be counted but not both . |
| 5 | It was not a book that he had packed when leaving London : he had bought it a day or two earlier in Inverness , and to Boswell , years later , he gave , not unmemorably , his reasons for buying it at all : ‘ Why , Sir , if you are to have but one book with you upon a journey , let it be a book of science . |
| 6 | Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time . |
| 7 | There are also good reasons for associating it with rich clusters ( groups of several hundred galaxies ) as these seem to have a collective halo , possibly formed from the material in the original haloes of the constituent galaxies . |
| 8 | whether the subsidiary undertaking is included in the consolidation and , if not , give reasons for excluding it from consolidation |
| 9 | He 'll introduce proposals for abolishing it by the end of the year . |
| 10 | The planning so far has taken into account the needs of the strategic company plan and the opportunities for achieving it in terms of products and markets . |
| 11 | We are therefore exploring opportunities for divesting it from the group and have already successfully negotiated a number of disposals , including the sale of its processed meats division . |
| 12 | As there are few opportunities for making it by oneself , a great deal of the effort of those in low-income groups goes into working out how they can maximize their income within the existing rules . |
| 13 | A simple microscopic examination of some vaginal discharge , suspended in a salt solution , will give the diagnosis in most cases , and there are also reliable methods of culturing it in the laboratory . |
| 14 | In any case , teaching English Literature to schoolchildren would only remind her daily of the superior satisfactions of teaching it to young adults . |
| 15 | Most reckon that , with the holding in Hanson 's balance sheet as a fixed asset , Lord Hanson will probably hold on for maybe 18 months before placing it with an alternative international predator . |
| 16 | The difficulties involved in learning it may also discourage the largely amateur choirs which accompany professional orchestras from adding it to their repertoire . |
| 17 | The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda . |
| 18 | The engine ran smooth and strong after several hours of running it on the ground . |
| 19 | For instance , in the squatting ‘ demoiselle ’ Picasso had dislocated and distended the various parts of the body in an attempt to explain it as fully as possible , without the limitations of viewing it from a single , stationary position . |
| 20 | Part of the answer must be that the element of risk in a PRP scheme reduces its attractiveness to employees , hence the advantages of introducing it at a time when the alternative ( no pay rise ) is even worse . |
| 21 | Perhaps the best result of the current fascination with ‘ world music ’ is that , after decades of using it as a fashion accessory or status symbol , people have actually begun to listen to music again . |
| 22 | There are advantages in having it on your child 's birthday rather than the nearest weekend , in that it is a special day and it is fitting to have it as a day of celebration . |
| 23 | But in ‘ Kantian Constructivism in Moral Theory ’ the Kantian insight is used to defend his theory against various criticisms by providing it with an epistemological foundation . |
| 24 | World population , erm probably what I 'm gon na have to do is , although they , they said you ca n't do it do n't get any ideas about doing it with because it 's not possible . |
| 25 | It had a very ill-fated start in that some of the original ideas of establishing it as an independent agency with a trading fund were thwarted at the last moment . |
| 26 | Once information is judged material , we weigh its relevance against the constraints , and balance the costs of reporting it against the benefits . |
| 27 | However , its sale plan has been halted by a court action over the trusteeship of the collection and has already provoked the National Art Collections into stripping it of a grant . |
| 28 | The teacher 's purposes in selecting it as a ‘ collaborative ’ activity would be undermined if some children worked individually . |
| 29 | In 1462 , under Edward IV , he received the life grant of the office of engraver to the Tower mint and all other mints in England and Calais , which he held for 20 years before relinquishing it in favour of his nephew , John Shaa . |
| 30 | The makers of Lamisil , Sandoz Pharmaceuticals of Surrey say they tested the drug for 5 years before using it on humans . |